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'''Wahb b. Wahb''' or '''Wahb b. 'Abd Allāh b. Ḥubāb al-Kalbi''' (Arabic: {{ia|وهب بن عبدالله بن حباب الکلبي}}) was among the martyrs of the [[Event of Karbala]] and the [[List of companions of Imam al-Husayn (a)|companions]] of [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]]. Historical sources have described Wahb, a young [[Christian]] man who became [[Muslim]] together with his mother by the [[guidance]] of Imam al-Husayn (a) and went to [[Karbala]] with Imam (a) and was martyred on the [[Day of 'Ashura]].

He was among the ones whose names are mentioned in the list of the [[martyrs of Karbala]] in most sources. However, there are disagreements over his lineage and on referring to one or several individuals. Some writers believe that there did not exist a person called Wahb; and some sources, only mentioned one person with this name in Karbala. However, more recent researches approved the existence of the mentioned Wahb as well as another person with a similar name (Wahb b. 'Abd Allah b. 'Umayr).

== Disagreements over His Name and Lineage ==

Some writers considered the martyrs of Karbala who had the name of Wahb, two persons: Wahb b. Wahb and Wahb b. 'Abd Allah al-Kalbi.<ref>Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', vol. 45, p. 16; vol. 44, p. 320.</ref>

 

However, some sources consider all the above-mentioned names, one person.<ref>Mūsawī Zanjānī, ''Wasīlat al-dārayn'', p. 203.</ref>

More recent researches have accepted the similarity between the events related with Wahb and 'Abd Allah b. 'Umayr, and do not consider the existence of the two people impossible and even consider it very likely with regards to the many differences in the events reported about them. The most important difference between the two is that sources introduced Wahb Christian who became Muslim by the guidance of Imam al-Husayn (a); while, they mentioned that 'Abd Allah b. 'Umayr was among the old companions of Imam al-Husayn (a).<ref>Muḥammadī Riyshahrī, ''Dānishnāma-yi Imām Ḥusayn'', vol. 6, p. 381.</ref>

[[Umm Wahb]] was daughter of 'Abd from the family of Namir b. Qasit and the wife of [['Abd Allah b. 'Umayr Kalbi]] was among the martyrs of the event of Karbala. Some sources considered her, the mother of Wahb b. Wahb;<ref>Shams al-Dīn, ''Yārān-i  Ḥusayn (a)'', p. 112.</ref> however, studying different sources and comparing reports of the martyrs in the Event of 'Ashura show that mother of Wahb was another person and does not have any relation with Umm Wahb, daughter of 'Abd Allah.<ref>Nāẓimzāda-yi Qummī, ''Aṣḥāb-i Imām Ḥusayn'', p. 597.</ref>

According to historical sources, Wahb went to the battlefield after [[Burayr b. Khudayr]],<ref>Ibn Ṭāwūs, ''al-Luhūf'', p. 105; Ibn Aʿtham, ''al-Futūḥ'', vol. 5, p. 104; Ibn Shahrāshūb, ''Manāqib Āl Abī Ṭālib'', vol. 4, p. 101.</ref> or [[Ziyad b. Muhajir al-Kindi]]<ref>Ṣadūq, ''al-Amālī'', p. 161.</ref> and before [['Amr b. Khalid al-Azdi]], or [[Muslim b. 'Awsaja al-Asadi]],<ref>Ibn Ṭāwūs, ''al-Luhūf'', p. 105.</ref> or [[Hilal b. Hajjaj]].<ref>Ṣadūq, ''al-Amālī'', p. 161.</ref> There are different reports about his fight. It is said that he returned to his mother and wife in the middle of the fight and asked his mother if she was satisfied with him? His mother answered that she would be satisfied of him when he is killed in the way of Imam al-Husayn (a)."<ref>Khwārizmī, ''Maqtal al-Ḥusayn'', vol. 2, p. 16; Qummī, ''Nafas al-mahmūm'', p. 258-259.</ref> Also, there are reports about his conversation with his wife then.<ref>Khwārizmī, ''Maqtal al-Ḥusayn'', vol. 2, p. 16.</ref>

There are different reports about the way he was martyred<ref>See: Ṣadūq, ''al-Amālī'', p. 161; Khwārizmī, ''Maqtal al-Ḥusayn'', vol. 2, p. 16.</ref> which are mixed with the reports about the martyrdom of 'Abd Allah b. 'Umayr al-Kalbi; reports including that his wife also went to the battlefield, grasped his clothes and said that, "I would not return until I am killed with you", and Imam al-Husayn (a) returned her to the tent with the promise of receiving good rewards in the hereafter; so, she returned to other women.<ref>Ibn Ṭāwūs, ''al-Luhūf'', p. 106.</ref> It is said that Wahb killed twelve foot soldiers and nineteen horsemen of the [[army of Ibn Sa'd]].<ref>Qummī, ''Nafas al-mahmūm'', p. 259.</ref> Then, he was taken captive and was beheaded by the order of [['Umar b. Sa'd]]. Then, they threw his head toward the army of Imam al-Husayn (a).<ref>Ṣadūq, ''al-Amālī'', p. 161; Khwārizmī, ''Maqtal al-Ḥusayn'', vol. 2, p. 15.</ref>

The story of Wahb was shown in 17th episode of [[Mukhtar-namih TV series]] in 22 minutes. In this episode, Hamid Mirbaqiri acted as Wahb. Mukhtar-namih was a TV series directed by Dawud Mirbaqiri and dealt with the life and [[uprising of al-Mukhtar al-Thaqafi]] after the Event of 'Ashura. It was broadcasted from channel One of the IRIB in 2010.

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